Generate random IP addresses.

random_ip_address.py

#!/usr/bin/env python
import argparse
import random

def generate_random_ip_addresses(num_addresses):
    addresses = []
    for i in range(num_addresses):
        address = '.'.join(str(random.randint(0, 255)) for _ in range(4))
        addresses.append(address)
    return addresses

if __name__ == '__main__':
    parser = argparse.ArgumentParser()
    parser.add_argument('-n', '--num-addresses', type=int, default=1,
                        help='number of random IP addresses to generate')
    args = parser.parse_args()

    num_addresses = args.num_addresses
    ip_addresses = generate_random_ip_addresses(num_addresses)
    for address in ip_addresses:
        print(address)